Show-case.



' No. 880,827. PATENTED MAR. 3, 1908.

A. D. RBSLER.

SHOW CASE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14, 1907.

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A. D. RESLER.

SHOW CASE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14. 1907.

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ALBERT n. RESLER, or MONTESANO, WASHINGTON.

SHOW-CASE Specification of Letters @atent.

Patented March 3, 1908.

Application filed May 14.1907. Serial No. 373.697.

The invention relates to improvements inshow cases.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofshow cases, more.

especially the means for mounting the shelves for displaying the goods,and to provide simple, inexpensive and eflicient'means for enabling theshelves of a show case to be moved either backward or forward, wherebyeasy access may be had to any article within the showcase, withoutkneeling or stooping, and without liability of disarranging the contentsof any of the shelves, or of upsetting, breaking or otherwise injuringany of the articles displayed on the shelves.

A further object of the invention is to provide a show case of thischaracter in which any desired number of shelves may be employed andwhich will enable the shelves to be readily raised or lowered andsecurely held at the desired elevation.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claimshereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scopeofthe claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings :Figure l is a perspective view of a show case providedwith adjustable shelves, constructed in accordance with this invention.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 isa'transverse sectional view. Fig.4 is a detail sectional viewillustrating the manner of ad- 'ustably clamping the rollers on a glassshelf.

ig. 5 is a similar view, showing another means for securing the rollersto a glass shelf. Fig. 6 is a detail view partly in section,illustrating another manner of adjustably connecting the rails with thefront and rear posts. Fig. 7 is a detail viewof a portion of a rearpost, illustrating a modification of the invention.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

11 designate horizontally movable shelves, arranged within a show case 2and constructed of a width less than the distance between the front andrear walls of the show case, and adapted toslide backward .or forward toarrange them in the desired position .for displaying their contents moreadvantageously, and for also permitting ready ac cess to be had to anyof the articles dis-" played, without kneeling or stooping, and withoutliability of disarranging, breaking or otherwise injuring any of thegoods. The shelves may be of any desired number, and the show case maybe constructed in any pre 'ferred manner and as the shelves are applicable to the various kinds of show case's, windows and analogous placesemployed for displaying or storing articles.

In the accompanying drawings, the show case 2 is shown equipped with twoupper shelves and two lower shelves, constructed of glass, but wood orany other material may be employed in the construction of the shelves.The shelves 1 are provided with rollers or wheels 3, arranged to run onrails 4, located at the inner and outer ends of the shelves andextending from the back to the front of the show case, as clearlyillustrated in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings. When the shelves areconstructed of wood, the casings or frames of the rollers or wheels maybe screwed or otherwise secured to the lower faces of the'shelves, butwhen glass shelves are employed, the rollers or wheels may be attachedto the same by means of adjustable clamps, composed of two sections ormembers 5, consisting of flat bars fitted against the lower faces of theshelves and disposed transversely thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. a ofthe drawings. The outer ends of the sections are bent upwardly andinwardly to form substantially L-sha ed jaws 6 for engaging thefront andrear e ges of the shelves 1-1, and the inner-ends 7 of the sections ofthe clamp are bent downwardly at right angles and are ierced by aconnecting bolt 8, having a t umb nut 9 and constituting adjustablemeans for con necting the sections of the clamp together.v

The bolt 8 with its thumb nut are a apted to draw the jaws 6 ofv theclamp into engagement with the front and rear ed es of the shelf 1. Thesections 5 of the cTamp are provided near their outer ends with depending bearingears for the reception of spindles 11 of the rollers orwheels 3, which are grooved to receive the rails to prevent the shelvesfrom accidentally slip ing therefrom.

5 Instead of employing an adjustable clamp for mounting the rollers orwheels on the shelf, a clip 12 may be used. The clip 12 consists of aflat bar or piece, disposed transverselyof the shelves 13 and having itster- 1 minals 14 bent upwardly and inwardly to form substantiallyL-shaped jaws or engag-' ing portions, which embrace the front andrear'edges of the shelves. The clip or clamp 12 is provided near itsends with depending 15 bearing ears or flanges 15, which receive thespindles 16 of the-rollers or wheels 17.

The rails illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 of the accompanying drawings aretubular and receive clamping rods 17", rovided at their front endswithheads 18, W 'ch are arranged.

in ways,19 of ffont posts 20. The rear ends 21'of the rods pass throughslots 22 of the rear posts 23, and are provided with thumb 1 nuts 24,engaging the rear faces of the rear 25 posts and adapted to clamp thesame and to also draw theheads 18 of the front ends of {the rods tightlyagainst the front osts, whereby the latter are clam ed firm y be tweenthe heads 18 and the a acent ends ofi the tubular rails. The ways of thefront posts are formed by bending the side edges of the said front postsinwardly to form in- Wardly extending substantially L shaped flanges,.which are spaced a art to receive the rods." The slots 22, Whic extendlongitudinally of the, rear posts, terminate short of the center andends thereof, as clearly illustrated'in Fig. 3 of the drawings. Thegrooved rollers or wheels of the shelves fit the railsand theyenable theshelves to slide freely, when moved backward or forward. The front endosts are secured to the framework of the show case by screws, or othersuitable fastenin mediate front am i cated adjacent to the inner ends ofthe shelves, are arranged in pairs and are preferably connected byhorizontal bars or members 25, which are secured to the center devices,"and the interosts of the front and back of the show case.

en more than two sets of shelves are emplo ed,- the horizontal bars ormembers 25, which connect the posts, may be secured to any convenientportion of the frame of the 5 show case.

The rear end posts areco'nnectedat ends with the top and bottom of theshow case by means of angularly bent plates or pieces 26, secured to theto and bottom of theshow case and provide with projectingL-shapedportions 2-7, which extend into terminal recesses 28 of the rearosts.

Instead of .em loying slotte rear posts for supporting the rear, ends ofthe rails,

5 posts 29 having perforations 30, may be rear posts, which are'lopassing throug used; The perforations 30 are arranged at intervals, andare adapted. to permit a vertical adjustment of the rails to arrange theshelves at the desired eievation. Also instead of employing apost ateach end of the intennediatelrails, the latter may be supported byacentrally arranged front post 31 and a corres ondingly arranged 'post32. The interme iate rods '33 are secured at their ends to horizontalfront and rear connecting bars 34 and 35. The front connectin bar 34 isprovided at its center with an enIarged portionor lug 36, which fitsagainst the front post 31 and which is recessed to extend into the spacebetween the side flanges 37. The front connecting bar 34 is adjustablysecured to the front post 31 by means of a bolt, or fastening device 38,hav-- ing an enlarged head 39 and threaded to receive a nut 40. Theheadis arranged within the post 31 and the nu t engages 'the inner faceof the connectin bar 34'.

The rear connecting ar 35 is provided with'a centrally arranged lug 40*,recessed to extend into one of the slots 41 of the post 32 and havin athreaded stem or shank 43, which receives a thumb nut 44for engaging therear face of the rear post. By this means the rear connecting bar 35 isadjustrails or rods 33 may be secured to the terand 35 in any preferredmanner.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Thecombination with a show case, of front and rear posts arrangedwithin the same, horizontally disposed rails, meansfor minals of thehorizontal connecting bars 34 adjustablv connecting the terminals of therails 'with the front and rear posts for raising and lowering the rails,and shelves having wheels arranged town on the rails.

2. The combinationof a-show case, front and rear posts. mounted therein,tubular rails extending from the front to the rear post and enga ing thesame, clamping rods 51 the tubular rails and pro vided with terminalmeans cooperating with the adjustable tubular rails for clamping thesaid posts, whereby the rails are secured intheir adjustment, andshelves supported by the railsuv I 3. The combinationwith front and rearposts, 'the'front post being provided with vertical ways, tubular railsextending from the front to the rear posts, clamping rods passingthroughthe tubular rails and having terminal portions slidable in theways of the front posts, adjustable means for securing the rear ends ofthe rods to the rear posts and for causing the rods and rails to clampthe front posts, and shelves slidable on the rails.

4. The combination of front and rearposts, the rear post being providedwith slots, adjustable tubular rails, clamping rods passing through-therails and through the slots of the rear posts and provided with. meansfor engaging the front posts, means carried by the clamping rods andcooperating with the rails to secure the latter in their adjustment, andshelves supported by the rails.

5. The combination of front posts having inwardly extending flangesspaced apart and forming ways, rear posts, tubular rails, clamping rodspassing through the tubular rails and having heads arranged within thefront posts and engaging the flanges thereof, said rods being providedat their rear ends with screw threads and passing through the rearposts, and nuts arranged on the threaded ends of the rods and engagingthe rear posts, said nuts being also adapted to cause the rails and theheadsiof the rods to clamp the front posts.

6. The combination of a show case, intermediate front and rear postsarranged in airs, horizontal bars connecting the members of each pair ofposts and secured to the show case, end front and rear posts mountedwithin the show case at the ends thereof, rails supported by the posts,and shelves slidable on the rails.

.7. The combination'of a show case, rails,

I posts supporting the rails and provided at their upper and lower endswith terminal recesses, plates or members mounted on the show case atthe top and bottom thereof and having reduced projecting portionsengaging the terminal recesses of the posts to interlock the same withthe show case, and shelvessections or members having terminal jaws forengaging the opposite edges of the shelf, and meansfo'r adjustablyconnecting the sections.

9. The combination of a shelf, rollers or wheels, and clamps forsecuring the rollers or wheels to the shelf, said clamps being composedof two sections or members arranged on the under side and havingterminal jaws for engaging the opposite edges of the shelf, and meansfor adjustably connecting the sections. 10. The combination of rails,means for supporting the same,-a shelf, rollers or wheels, and clampsfor securing the rollers or wheels to the shelf, said clamps beingcomposed of sections extending across the bottom of the shelf andprovided at their outer ends with jaws for engaging the opposite edgesof the shelf, the inner terminals of the sections being extendeddownwardly, and a fastening device iercing the inner end of the sectionsand .ad ustably connecting the same.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaffixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT D. RESLER.

Witnesses:

\H. O. CAMP, JosEPH H. FITZ.

